Union-suit.



M. SALDIN- UNION SUIT.

APPLICATIOI FILED IAR. I!- I9.

1,205,793. Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

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BNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAX SALDIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ESTHER SALDIN.

UNION-SUIT.

' Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Application filed latch 17, 1914. Serial No. 825,232.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Max SALo1N,'a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, .borou h of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and gtate of New York, have invented a new and Im rovcd U nion- Suit, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved union suit arranged to provide ample s ace for the hips of the wearer, and doub ed-up front and back portions and self-closing crotch gussets.

In order to accom lish the desired result use is made of a tu ular body having approximately inverted U-shapcd cut-out portions at both front and back, and tubular leg members having their upper portions cut out and joining the said cut-out body portions the upper portions of the said leg mom ers being open along the inner edges to allow one upper eg portion to pass into the other and to form overlapping front and rear flaps.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a )art of this specification, in which similar aracters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the union suit; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same with one of the leg members raised up to disclose the crotch gusset; and Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views of the leg members.

The union suit consists essentially of a tubular body and tubular le s B and C, and the said arts are forme of a knitted fabric, cit er ribbed or plain, the body A being trimmed around the neck and the armholes in the usual manner. The body A is provided at the front and rear lower portions with, cut-out portions A, A of a proximately inverted U sha e, as plain y mdicateo In Figs. 1 and 2. he leg members B and C have fiat upper ortions cut out along the outer edges and sp it along the inner ed cs to form front and rear fla s B, B and C. The front flaps B, la one upon the other and the rear flaps B, lap one u on the other so as to orm ap proximate v U-shaped iront and rear portions A, which are joined to the U- shaped cut-out portions A, A by suitable stitching. The approximatel U-shaped front and rear portions A, B' o the legs are of a greater size than the cut out portion of the body, so that the lower portion of the body is enlarged as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the said portions are rendered less clastic than the side aortious of the body, due to the lapping of the flaps formin them. By thus constructing the garment tiie body is free to stretch, but there will be little or no stretchin of the legs, and consequently the flaps wil alwa's remain closed. The leg members B and are provided along the inner ed es immediately below the splits with U- iuped crotch gussets D creased along the median line to readily double up in an inward direction so that when the union suit is worn the gussets D fully pro test the crotch by being interlocked one with the other, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

t will be noticed that by the arrangement described the garment is formed of but three essential parts, that is, the body A and the two leg members B and C, and by cutting out the body and the said leg members as described they can be readily joined to form a arment having overlapping flaps both at t e front and rear, and which are not liable to open owing to the U-shaped joint which extends downward and outward. By inserting the crotch gussets D a full protection is bad at the crotch of the wearer.

By reason of the construction shown, in which the tubular body is provided with portions extending below the ip line of the garment, and to which the flaps of the leg portions are secured along an edge, the extension of the garment by the laps of the wearer will not tend to separate the flaps to any considerable extent, as would be the case if the body portion did not extend substantially below the waist line.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In an under arment, a tubular body portion of a lengt to extend a substantial distance below t e hip line of the garment and having approximately inverted U- shaped cut-out portions at the front and o rear, said portions extending substantially to the waistline, leaving two depending side portions, tubular leg portions each cut out along its outer edge, thus forming front and rear flaps, the depending side portions of the body portion being secured to the edges of the cut outer edges of the leg portions and Copies 0: this patent may be obtained for each cut out along its outer edge to fit a cutout side ortion of the body portion and uttached t ereto.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 15 name to this specification in the presence of: two subscribing witnesses.

MAX SALDIN.

Witnesses:

Tnno. G. Hos'rnn, PHILIP D. Ronmmus.

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Washington, D. 0. 

